The Lafayette Juniors is holding their 21st Annual Rummage Sale on  Saturday, October 4th, 8 am - 2 pm. Special early bird entrance fee $3 per adult from 7 am - 8 am. The event is held at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive in Lafayette. Pre-loved designer clothes, baby and kid clothes, toys, and gear, furniture, household goods, and much more. Cash only. All sale proceeds benefit local non-profits that serve seniors, families, and children in need. Visit www.lafayettejuniors.org for more sale information.

CASA of Contra Costa County is holding their fundraiser - 33rd Annual Evening of Promise on Saturday, October 4 from 6pm-10pm at The Clubhouse at Boundary Oak, 3800 Valley Vista Road, Walnut Creek. The Master of Ceremonies is Dan Ashley, ABC Channel 7 News Anchor. Tickets are$150 per person and there is a special CASA volunteer rate available!
Call 925-256-7284 ext. 1 to make a reservation or to purchase a wine bin raffle! For more information visit their website.

Have you ever had the privledge of playing golf with Ed Stokes? Do you wonder why Larry Blodgett always has his son Spencer playing in his foursome? Ever seen Bill Eames tee it up on the fairway? Really! Well consider joining the Rotary Club of Lafayette when they hold their annual Golf Classic on Monday, October 6th at Rossmoor. 10:30 check in, cocktails, compliments of Diablo Foods at 5:00pm and dinner, auction and awards at 5:30pm. Funds from the this event support the many projects Lafayette Rotary participates in. So a man and his wife are playing golf. On the first tee the man... For more information visit their website.

Here's your chance to enjoy the beautiful Cal Shakes Theater on Saturday October 18th at the first concert to support breast cancer prevention. This all-ages show starts at 6:00 pm with Devon Werkheiser, LUCE, and headliner Mat Kearney. Proceeds benefit Breast Cancer Fund. GA doors at 4:00 with no-host bar and concessions. For more information visit their website.

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The Lafayette Community Garden & Outdoor Learning Center hopes you will join us for our annual Open House and Harvest Celebration on Sunday October 19 from 11 to 3 pm. Garden members will be providing delicious snacks and drinks. Come build a scarecrow, make fragrant sachets and cooking herb packets, listen to local musicians, visit with Doc Hale and see his amazing mountain lion photos, take a tour of the garden and much more! The Community Garden is located at 3932 Mt. Diablo Blvd. For more information visit their website.

For a fun, safe Halloween event, children and their parents are invited to Trick-or-Treat on Mt. Diablo Blvd. from Oak Hill Rd. to Dewing Ave. and in La Fiesta Square from 4:00-6:00pm on Friday, October 24. All participating businesses will display a "Trick-or-Treat Poster" and balloons. Please come in costume to receive a special treat. Don't forget to bring a Trick-or-Treat bag.

The Orinda Arts Council is holding its first annual Art of Mixology, Craft Cocktail Competition from 4:30pm-7pm at Orinda Theatre Square. Sample craft cocktails There will be Food & music; Souvenir shot glass & recipe e-book; Vote for your favorite drink and Bartenders competing for cash & prizes. Tickets are $45. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit their website.

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Gold Coast Chamber Players present 'Brahms to Brazil' on Saturday, October 25 at 7:30pm (Pre-concert talk at 7pm) at the Community Hall of the Lafayette Library & Learning Center. A rare opportunity to hear percussion highlighted in chamber music. Featuring guest artist Babette Haag, marimba, of Munich, Germany. Concertgoers will be delighted by Brahms' dramatic Second String Sextet and Rosauro's Concerto for Marimba, which includes Brazilian and jazz motifs. For more information visit their website and to purchase tickets visit their website.

The Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette are co-sponsors of the 22nd Annual Lafayette Reservoir Run on  Sunday, October 26. Beneficiaries of the event are the local schools and the services and programs of the Chamber. The Lafayette Reservoir Run is the city's most popular "family affair", involving kids, parents, grandparents, and hundreds of serious runners from throughout the Bay Area. 2200-2500 participants compete in a 10k or 5k Certified Runs and a 2 mile run/walk for fun through the heart of the downtown, around the reservoir and back. Sprinters, walkers, the "stroller brigade" and many of Lafayette's top four legged residents share the streets on that festive Sunday morning. Online registration. For more information visit our website.

October 8 - Mixer at Lafayette Art Gallery - 5:30pm - 3420 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Ste. A.

October 9 - Ribbon Cutting at East Bay Shoulder Clinic & Sports Rehabilitation - 5pm - 3717 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Ste. 100.

October 13 - Chamber Office Closed for Columbus Day

October 16 - Entrepreneur's Club - 8:30 am - Chamber Conference Room

October 27 - Chamber Office Closed for Reservoir Run clean-up